
BGCI: The global network Our work Our supporters and partners Join in Resource centre Education centre Climate change information centre PlantSearch GardenSearch Sign up to our newsletter:	BGCI > Garden Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum United States of America - Arizona - Tucson Garden Information Institution Code: ASDM International Agenda Registration: N BGCI Member: N About the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum The mission of the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum is to inspire people to live in harmony with the natural world by fostering love, appreciation, and understanding of the Sonoran Desert. Main Address: Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 2021 N. Kinney Road Tucson Arizona 85743-8918 United States of America Telephone: (520) 883-2702 Fax: (520) 883-2500 URL: www.desertmuseum.org Primary Email: info@desertmuseum.org Staff Details Director's Name: Dr. Richard C. Brusca, Executive Program Director Curator's Name: George Montgomery, Curator-Botany Plant Records Officer's Name: Mark Dimmitt, Director of Natural History About the Garden Institution Type: Botanic Garden Status Status: Private: Y Date founded: 1952 Physical Data Total Area: 9 Hectares Latitude: 32.2440730 Longitude: -111.1679700 Altitude: 0.00 Metres Features and Facilities Open to public: Y Friends society: Y Retail Outlet: Shop: Y Plant Collections Accession Number: 40000 Special Collections:Agavaceae (46 spp., 59 taxa), Cactaceae (160 spp., 180 taxa), Bursera (8 taxa/spp.), Fouquieria (5 taxa/spp.), Jatropha (5 taxa/spp.), Tillandsia (7 taxa/spp.). Native plants of the Sonoran region, including Jatropha, Bursera, Tillandsia and Fouquieria. Conservation Programmes Conservation Programme: Y Research Programmes Invasive Species Biology and Control: Y Education Programmes Visitor/Education Centre: Y	Journal Articles Desert Keepsakes December 1999